Regional anti-piracy meeting in Sana'a soon
The Source: SANA'A/hadhramaut.info/damoun.net - 04/11/2010
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A regional meeting of the Djibouti code of conduct's signatories will be held in Sana'a next week with participation of International Maritime Organization (IMO), European Union (EU) and combating piracy authorities.
Minister of Transport Khalid al-Wazir pointed out that the meeting aims at identifying the responsibilities of a regional centre established in Sana'a to exchange information in combating piracy area, according to the weekly 26 September.Al-Wazir confirmed that the center will be ready by the beginning of 2011.lIn January 2009, a high-level meeting of 17 states from the Western Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Aden and Red Sea areas, was convened in Djibouti to help address the problem of piracy and armed robbery against ships off the coast of Somalia and in the Gulf of Aden.The meeting adopted a Code of Conduct concerning the Repression of Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships in the Western Indian Ocean and the Gulf of Aden (the Code of Conduct).The Code of Conduct recognizes the extent of the problem of piracy and armed robbery against ships in the region and, in it, the signatories declare their intention to cooperate to the fullest possible extent, and in a manner consistent with international law, in the repression of piracy and armed robbery against ships, with a view towards sharing and reporting relevant information through a system of national focal points and information centres, interdicting ships suspected of engaging in acts of piracy or armed robbery against ships, ensuring that persons committing or attempting to commit acts of piracy or armed robbery against ships are apprehended and prosecuted, and facilitating proper care, treatment, and repatriation for seafarers, fishermen, other shipboard personnel and passengers subject to acts of piracy or armed robbery against ships, particularly those who have been subjected to violence.
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